Christopher Whiteside is a Conservative activist who lives and works in Copeland with his wife and family.
Chris is a recent chairman of Cumbria Conservatives, a former member of Copeland Borough council, and an Honorary Alderman of the City and District of St Albans. He is a former Conservative parliamentary candidate, and stood in the 2015 Mayoral election in Copeland.

Thursday, February 07, 2013

Mid Staffs Hospital scandal

Between 2005 and 2009, a large number of patients at the Mid Staffordshire hospital
suffered appallingly from a lack of the most basic care, and in many cases, they died needlessly.

The present coalition government ordered a full public inquiry into
the scandal when it came into office in June 2010, and this inquiry reported
yesterday.

Prime Minister David Cameron said:

“What happened at The Mid-Staffordshire NHS
Foundation Trust was not just wrong - it was truly dreadful. Hundreds of people
suffered from the most appalling neglect and mistreatment. “On behalf of the government – and indeed our country
– I am truly sorry. “This government has put compassion ahead of
bureaucratic process-driven targets and put quality of care on a par with
quality of treatment.“But it is clear we need to do more. We will study
every one of the 290 recommendations in today’s report and respond in detail
next month.”